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09 26, 2018

Mentor Public Library to begin auto-renewals

By admin|2018-09-26T06:00:04-04:00September 26, 2018|

Mentor Public Library now automaticall renews borrowed books, movies and more.

This allows you to enjoy your books, music and videos longer and decrease the likelihood of fines.

There are a few exceptions to this policy. Items will not renew automatically:

If another patron puts them on hold.
If the cardholder owes more than $10 in fines.
The item has reached the maximum number of renewals.
If the item is digital like an eBook, eAudiobook, streaming music or video.
If the item is not available for renewal like hotspots, eReaders, ukuleles, traffic cones, and the too-hot-to-hold books and videos in the library’s collection.

All other items will automatically renew

Here’s how it works: If an item isn’t on hold and can be renewed, it will renew two days before its due date, starting from its due date. That means you will get a full additional loan period for that item.

Click here for more information on loan periods and renewals at Mentor Public Library.

09 23, 2018

‘Ohio’ author Stephen Markley lists his favorite writers from Ohio

By admin|2018-09-23T06:00:17-04:00September 23, 2018|

Stephen Markley – author of the critically acclaimed novel Ohio – visited Lake County earlier this month. After his reading and author talk, he was kind enough to sit for an interview.

In fewer than four minutes, he discusses:

his favorite writers from his home state of Ohio
how his friends in the military helped make sure certain passages in Ohio felt authentic
who would be on the soundtrack for his debut novel
why He Got Game is his favorite Spike Lee film
who he’s reading now.

For more author interviews

09 17, 2018

Bennett Place: The Final Surrender of the Confederacy

By admin|2018-09-17T06:00:28-04:00September 17, 2018|

Many people presume that the Civil War ended with General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. Many people are wrong.

The war actually continued for another two weeks until Union General William Tecumseh Sherman and Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston could come to terms at Bennett Place, North Carolina.

However, in-fighting on both sides threatened the peace negotiations. An expert from James A. Garfield National Historic Site explains how the tenuous ceasefire was nearly undermined by dueling goals and the assassination of President Lincoln.

Our Civil War series continues at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at our Main Branch. The topic will be the extraordinary naval career of Admiral David G. Farragut.

By the way, if you’re interested in Civil War history, some other previous talks in our Civil War series can be viewed online in their entirety:

09 8, 2018

Karin Slaughter on libraries, Lee Child & her favorite Flannery O’Connor quote

By admin|2018-09-08T06:00:35-04:00September 8, 2018|

New-York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter is as fun to listen to as she is to read.

She was kind enough to allow an interview when she visited us for a book signing this summer. She discussed:

her love of libraries. In addition to her work as a writer, Karin is founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries.
saving money to buy books when she worked for minimum wage.
her favorite quote from one of her favorite authors, Flannery O’Connor.
what books she’s reading now.

08 30, 2018

Ulysses Grant & the Election of 1868

By admin|2018-08-30T06:00:53-04:00August 30, 2018|

What were the major issues in the first presidential election after the Civil War? Reconstruction, certainly. Civil Rights, definitely. But the country faced a whole host of issues, and a crowded field of candidates had a lot of different ideas about how to address them.

An expert from James A. Garfield National Historic Site guides us through this important and contentious election during the latest lecture in our Leaders & Legacies of the Civil War series.

Our Civil War series continues at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at our Main Branch. The topic will the last Confederate surrender at Bennett Place, NC.

By the way, if you’re interested in Civil War history, some other previous talks in our Civil War series can be viewed online in their entirety:

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